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In the warmest months, December and January, the daily average is 1/2 °C (34/35.5 °F) in the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, it ranges from -2 to +2 °C (28.5 to 35.5 °F) along the coast surrounding Antarctica, while it drops below -30 °C (-22 °F) in the coldest areas of the plateau.
The 10 warmest years in the 143-year record have all occurred since 2010, with the last nine years (2014–2022) ranking as the nine warmest years on record. Of note, the year 2005, which was the first year to set a new global temperature record in the 21st century, currently ties with 2013 as the 11th-warmest year on record. The year 2010 ...
Mar 10, 2016 · How Antarctica got its ice. A complex set of interactions caused the rapid growth of the Antarctic ice sheet 34 million years ago [Also see Report by Galeotti et al.] Ice sheets such as those on Greenland and Antarctica today not only respond to changing climate but can also cause climate to change. Their sizes have fluctuated substantially in ...
Oct 5, 2016 · 1. (a)). It is the warmest year in the analysis period and is warmer than year 1998, which is the warmest year in the twentieth century. The averaged SATA over land and oceans in 2015 is 1.13 and 0.59 °C in the CRUTEM4 and HadSST data-set, respectively, both ranking the 1st warmest year.
May 6, 2024 · The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was minus 89.4 C (minus 129 F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 15 C (59 F). Antarctica has just two seasons: summer and winter. Antarctica has six months of daylight in its summer and six months of darkness in its winter.
Mar 16, 2024 · In the waters around Antarctica, ice coverage in 2024 shrank to near-historic lows for the third year in a row. The recurring loss hints at a long-term shift in conditions in the Southern Ocean, scientists say. Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest annual extent on February 20, 2024, with a total of 1.99 million square kilometers (768,000 square ...
Oct 21, 2020 · The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has expanded to one of its greatest recorded sizes in recent years. In 2019, scientists revealed that the Antarctic ozone hole had hit its smallest annual peak since tracking began in 1982, but the 2020 update on this atmospheric anomaly – like other things this year – brings a sobering perspective.
